Yu Sasamoto will succeed Maya Hari as she is promoted to lead Twitter’s Global Strategy and Operations
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 April 2021 – Today, Twitter announces that Yu Sasamoto has been appointed to Vice President for the unified region of Twitter Japan, South Korea and Asia Pacific (JAPAC), effective from 1 May 2021. Yu has been promoted to this newly expanded regional role, succeeding Maya Hari, who has been promoted to a global role as Twitter’s Vice President of Global Strategy and Operations (GSO).
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Before joining Twitter, Yu’s previous experience includes serving as CEO of MTV Japan, Managing Executive Officer of Microsoft’s Greater Asia Pacific Region for two years, and COO of restaurant search engine and review site ASKU (which he founded) for two years. Yu earned an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business and a BA in Law from Dokkyo University in Japan. Follow him at @yusasamoto on Twitter.
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Prior to joining Twitter in 2014, Maya spent over 15 years in the digital media, mobile and eCommerce industries across the US and in Asia Pacific for brands such as Samsung, Google, Microsoft and Cisco. She was also responsible for launching and bringing Internet and mobile offerings to top tier publications such as Vogue, GQ and Condé Nast Traveller in Asia. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MS in Engineering from Utah State University. Maya can be found at @maya_hari on Twitter.
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